For years, Mark Hamill has adorned an impressive beard, which helped him portray an older Luke Skywalker who had abandoned his life as a Jedi to live in isolation on Ahch-To. The character gave his life to save the Resistance in The Last Jedi, while Hamill himself has shaved off the impressive facial hair.

The beard was originally grown for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and shaven after the movie wrapped. Hamill re-grew it for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and it seems odd that, despite confirming an appearance in Episode IX, he would remove the beard so close to the beginning of production unless the script specifically called for it to be gone.

The actor shared a photo of himself on Twitter with a cane featuring the face of the Joker from Batman: The Animated Series, a character he voiced, though many fans were startled to see Hamill clean-shaven given that he's had a beard or goatee for years.

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